Thursday, December 27, 2012

Public Policy Forum's top five research findings of 2012

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If it’s December, then it must be time for the Forum’s annual list of its top five research findings of the year.   Last year’s list include...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Passing the test, but making the grade?

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When the Public Policy Forum decided to dive deeply into the finances of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) six months ago, we did so with c...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Progress and challenges for workforce development efforts in Milwaukee

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In a new report examining Milwaukee’s workforce development system, the Public Policy Forum cites a higher level of coordination and cohesio...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Racine Unified Takes Proactive Steps to Close Achievement Gaps, Enhance Accountability

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Across the state, school accountability has been a hot topic in recent weeks , including the first release of individual school report car...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Enhanced Role for Nursing in Milwaukee County's Redesigned Mental Health System

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Few would dispute the idea that effective mental health care relies on the quality and accessibility of health care professionals, especiall...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Density and transit in metro Milwaukee

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Greater Milwaukee has had a long and contentious debate about public transit, with one common argument against investing in rapid transit be...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

City budget manages new fiscal reality, at least for the time being

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The main focus of the Public Policy Forum’s annual review of the Mayor’s proposed City of Milwaukee budget – released this morning – is the ...